World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated infection preventive materials, nutritional items and other commodities to the Borno State Government to strengthen healthcare delivery in the state.
While handing over the items in Maiduguri on Friday, WHO’s country representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, said the donation aims to enhance access to quality healthcare services for vulnerable women and children in the state.
Mulombo said the donation demonstrates WHO’s commitment to supporting the Borno state’s healthcare system, particularly in child protection and nutrition.
He noted that the donation was part of WHO’s commitment to child protection and enhanced child support in the state which, he said, has faced significant humanitarian challenges in recent years due to the lingering insurgency.
Dr Mulombo, represented by WHO’s emergency manager in the Northeast, Kumshida Balami, commended the state government and the Ministry of Health and Human Services for tackling the state’s humanitarian challenges.
Receiving the items, commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof Baba Malum Gana said the items donated would help combat the spread of communicable diseases like cholera and acute malnutrition, especially in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the state.
Prof Malum Gana highlighted the state’s challenges, including recent floods and the over a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency, resulting in widespread acute malnutrition, particularly among children.
The donated items include 3,500 admission cards, 3,500 rotation cards, 300 environmental cleaning tools, 300 personal protective equipment (PPE), 300 tools for prevention of injuries from sharp objects and detergents, among others.
